In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
ISOCRYMES
Noun
isocrymes
plural of isocryme
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• cryoseism
Source: Wiktionary
ISOCRYME
I"so*cryme, n. Etym: [Iso- + Gr. (Phys. Geog.)
Definition: A line connecting points on the earth's surface having the same mean temperature in the coldest month of the year.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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